With Oscar and Cooper, especially Cooper, it's harder for me to get to spend a whole day in the kitchen because if I'm not sitting in the basement with them, they have to be in their crates. They can be a bit destructive! Since I've been canning so much, and all the work is done in the kitchen and only the actually canning (jars in the canner) happens in the basement, the boys have been in the ...
Starting Friends & Family Tonight
I'd really love to finish the bird on Anne Hughs but I was supposed to have started Friends and Family with a friend three days ago. Sooner or later, she's going to ask me how I'm doing and I do not want to say "I haven't started it yet!" It's 7:10 p.m. and I'm going to start stitching as soon as I finish this and hopefully, the fireworks won't be too scary for Cooper. Last night, he was so ...
Anne Hughs 1852
This is a chart I'm stitching along with Sarah from Handmade by Sarah W. The chart can be purchased at most shops but a PDF can be purchased from the designer at Etsy. I will say that the photo on the chart didn't really speak to me but it intrigued me. I just can't make out a whole lot of it so it's almost a mystery to me. There are a couple of tan/beige colored flosses, a pale yellowish gold, ...
New Starts:
Was it just a day or so ago that I was so committed to finishing projects and not starting new ones? All I can say is . . something must have happened that changed my mind because all of a sudden, I seem to want to start too many projects. Start #1: I'm not even sure this should count as a new start but technically, it is. Since I had to fill out a "New Project" page in my book, it's going ...
Faith, Hope, Peace & Love – Finished
This was finished Saturday when I didn't have internet and then I forgot to post it yesterday but this was my fourth finish in June. This is one of Teresa Kogut's Patreon charts in April, 2024. For those who are not familiar with Patreon, here's how it works for Teresa Kogut's Patreon group works. There are "tiers" (four I think). As the tiers go up (1, 2, 3 or 4), the cost is a bit more ...
Rhubarb Cookies
I have been wanting cookies for at least two weeks but haven't taken the time to make them. Today I found a recipe for Rhubarb Cookies and made them. I forgot to take a picture but they were really good! The recipe says it makes 18 cookies. I thought mine were kinda big - I used the smallest scoop I had but it made 24 cookies. I baked 12 and froze 12 balls of dough. I used fresh milled flour ...